Apparatus for assembling rivet setting anvils



' S ept; 5,1950

T. J. DOYLE APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING .RIVET SETTING ANVILS *Fi'led Sept. 4', 1946" 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 YINVENTOR. 4 0054.; kLfio v/e W. N v M W 4 p .T. J. DOYLE 2,521,50

APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING RIVET SETTING ANV ILS Filed Sept. '4, 1946 2 sheets-sheet 2 v I Q izzeaw l,

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470mm! ay/e Arrows 5v v of the anvil unit in a minimum of time, thus elim-. inating the necessity for sending .thennitback to the maniifacturer and increasing the produce :tive time of the machine.

Referring now to the drawings, see Fig. 1,. a I typical rivet setting machine in which-a spring ;pin type of anvil may be employed comprises in :general an anvil unit I andga vertically recipro spring 52 interposed between the underside of the collared portion 48 and the top of the stop screw 40 retains the pin in its extended position until engaged by a rivet I4 being driven by the driver I2 into setting position, as shown in Fig. 3. A look nut 60 cooperates with the lower end of the scri'aw-Mi, an'djwhen tightened into locking posi 'tion, engages the end surface 02 of the body 30, as illustrated. With this construction, it will be seen that correct alignment of the component surfaces 34, 36 may be efieoted by adjustment of the stop screw 46, a hexagonal opening being proical driver I2 arranged to cooperate with th anvil to effect setting of the hollow rivet I4 to'secure together the parts to be assembled. The driver lI2 may be actuatedthroiugh any, usual or pre-'- :ferredsd'riving mechanism such as "a one revolution clutch, not shown, and through linkage indicated generally at I6 to effect vertical recripro cation'of the driver. A supply of rivets is maintained in a feed chute I8 which. is arranged to releasea rivet each cycle of operation into a position-between a pair of yieldably'mounted jaws arranged to hold the rivet in alignmentwith the driver and the anvil. In operation, the holding jaws 20 are arranged to move with the driver for 'a partof the downward stroke until the hollow end'of therivetengages the anvil whereupon the jaws come to rest. Continued movement "of the driver in engagement with the head of.the rivet causes the yieldably -mouni'ed' jaws to spread apart to releasethe rivet and permit th driver in cooperation with the anvil to effect/setting of therive't. As shown'in Fig. 1 the anvil unit may be stationarily supported ina. threaded holding member22 adjustably carried in a bracket 24 forming a part'of the machine 'frame'. A look nut 26 may be provided for locking the unit in its adjusted position in accordance with the stroke of the driver andlength of the rivet being set. A set screw 28 may also be provided to hold the anvil in the member 22.

Referring now to Figs. 2 and 3, the separable :rivetsetting anvil. I0 comprises generally a cylindrical body portion 30 and a spring pressed pin :32- s1idinglymounted in an axial bore in the body :portion 30, and, the upper end of each member :30; 32 is provided with component die surfaces 234, 36' of: the annular concave rivetsetting die :surface of the anvil. The pin 32 is normally extended beyond the upper end of the body portion, as shown in Fig. 2, to receive thereon the parts to 'besecured-togetherin assembled relation; a typical assembly being hereinshown as comprising a radio part which includes a metal washer 38, ceramic insulating ring 40, and a metallic connecting element 42. In operation, the spring pressedpin is arranged to be depressed to align the upper'end thereof with the upper end of the body portion so that the component surfaces 34, 36;.form a continuous rivet engaging surface during the setting operation. n 1

The spring pressed pin 32 is limited in its upward extension by the engagement-of a collared portion 48 with the end surface or shoulder 50 formed by an enlarged bore 44, and, is adjustably limited in its downwardly depressed position by the engagement of the lower end- 56 of a dependingportion 54 with a threaded stop screw 46 proyidedinthe lower end of the body 30. A0011 vided in the end thereof arranged to receive a -hexagonal wrench to facilitate adjustment, and thereafter rotating the lock nut 60 to lock the unit in its adjusted position.

Slots 64 may be provided, in the lock nut to facilitate rotation thereof, the nut preferably being cylindrical and of the" same diameter ,as the bod to form an extension thereof, as shown.

above stated, the conventional method of aligning the component surfaces 34, 35 of the die required the services of a skilled mechanic and a considerable amount of time to eiiect the accurate adjustment required. Referring now'to Figs. 7, 8 and 9, in accordance with the present invention-provision ismade for facilitating assembly of the anvil unit in accurately adjusted position whereby a relatively unskilled person may quickly and easil effect the adjustment. 'For this purpose, as shown in Fig. 7, an assembly fixture is provided which comprises a base member I00 having a standard I02 mounted thereon which is provided with two spaced and axially aligned clamp members I04, I06, one clamp member I04 being arranged to support a gauge unit I08, and, the other clamp member I06 being arranged to support an anvil unit I0 in axial alignment with the gaugeunitl08. p

The gauge unit I08 is provided with surfaces adjustable with relation to each other and which may bepre-set in the correct relative position for engagement with the end surfaces of the separae ble portions of the anvil to align the latter in operative position during the assembly operation, and,.as herein shown, see Figs. '7 and 9, one form of the gauge unit I 08 comprises a cylindrical body portion IIO having an axial bore in which a pin I20 isadjusta-bly mounted. The end surface I34 of the body portion I I0 comprises a fixed surface against which the-non-movable end I32 of the may and preferably will be formed integrally with an adjusting screw which is received in the end of'the-body portion and which may be adjusted by a hexagonal wrench inserted in an opening I22 provided therefor. The screw- I20 preferably extends beyond the end of the body portion H0 and is provided with a lock nut I24 arranged to be tightened up against the end surface of the body when in locked position.

With this construction it will be seen that the pin or gauge element I26 may beadjusted in a position so that the curved end of the annular rim portion I30 will bear against and fit into-the complementary shaped portion 34 of, the annular recess. formed, in 'thebodyportion 30 of the anvil,

and, in practice, the gauge unit I08 is locked in such position and secured in the clamp member I04, as illustrated in Fig. 7. With the pre-set gauge thus secured, the first step in assembling the anvil is to insert the anvil body 30 in the clamp I06 with the end surface I32 of the anvil =body up against the end surface I34 of the gauge body H0 and while thus held the anvil body is clamped in position. Thereafter the anvil pin 32, spring 52 and adjusting screw 46 respectively are assembled in the anvil body with the curved end surface 36 of the pin 32 engaging the curved end surface I30 of the gauge pin I26 to align the component surfaces 34, 36. Thus in operation, the continuous annular and complementary shaped rim surface I30 of the gauge element I26 is arranged to simultaneously engage the coextensive surfaces 34, 36 of the non-movable and movable components 38, 32 respectively of the anvil I0 to properly align such surfaces. The non-movable end portion I32 of the anvil body 30 may also bear against the fixed surface I34 of the gauge body H0 at this time, as illustrated, since in practice an accurate uniform distance between the surface I32 and the bottom of the annular recess of the die is maintained. The screw 46 is now tightened in the body 30 against the spring 52, until the end of the screw engages the end surface 56 of the pin to thus hold the pin firmly between the gauge pin I26 and the screw 46 and with the surfaces 34, 36 in correct alignment. The check nut 60 is then tightened to lock the stop screw in its adjusted position and the completely assembled anvil unit I0 is removed from the assembly fixture. Upon removal of the unit I 0 the pin 32 is caused to be projected by the spring 52 to its normally extended position so that when the pin 32 is depressed during the rivet setting operation the stop screw 48 is in the proper position of adjustment to effect exact alignment of the die surfaces of the separable members of the anvil.

It will be understood that, in practice, the adjustable gauge member I08 may and preferably will be pre-set at the factory for a particular size of anvil unit, and that a different gauge unit may be provided for each different size of anvil. Thus, when a particular gauge unit is adjusted for a specific size of anvil unit, any number of anvil units of this size may be quickly and accurately assembled in the manner above described thus effecting a substantial economy in time and labor and assuring accurate adjustment whereby spoilage of the parts being riveted is reduced to a minimum.

Another form of the aligning portions of the gauge I08, as illustrated in Fig. 10, may include an adjustable pin member I I2 having a conically shaped central opening H8. The end surface I of the body portion H0 is arranged to bearagainst the end surface I I6 of the anvil body 30, and the end surface I I8 of the adjustable pin I I2 is arranged to receive the conically shaped end of the spring pressed pin 32. Thus, in operation, the end surface I I8 of the gauge element I I2 may be adjusted with relation to the end surface H4 of the body IIO to provide the proper spacing to align the separable die surfaces 34, 36 when the parts are assembled and, adjusted as above described.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been herein illustrated and described, it

will be understood that the invention may be mbodied in other forms within the scope of the following claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A gauge for setting a movable component of a. workpiece relative to a non-movable component thereof, comprising, a gauge body, a first gauge element held in fixed position thereon, means for fixedly holding and rigidly clamping a workpiece on said gauge body with a portion of the nonmovable component in abutting relation to said first gauge element, a second gauge element mounted for independent movement relative to and through the work contacting portion of said first gauge element toward and from a workpiece in said holding means, means for locking said second gauge element in fixed relation to said first element, the said movement of said second. element being in a direction substantially par allel to the direction of movement of said movable workpiece component when in said holding means, said second gauge element having a continuous surface in position to simultaneously engage adjacent coextensive surfaces of said movable and non-movable components, the said continuous surface being complementary in shape to said coextensive surfaces.

THOMAS J. DOYLE.

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